With the dust of the Guru’s Lotus feet, I first clean the mirror of my heart… so goes the Chalisa. Of the various characters in Ramayana, Shri Hanumanji has a special individuality of his own. We find him to be a repository of many virtues and an erudite scholar of the Vedas and other shastras. But the greatest of his qualities is his devotion. In the course of these sessions, Pujya Swami Swaroopananda has elaborately given out Shri Hanumanji’s quality of devotion and service to Shri Ramachandraji.

Pujya Guruji’s interpretations of Narada Bhakti Sutra dance with the nuances of an ecstatic and enduring relationship with the Lord of one’s heart that becomes the bedrock of a devotees’ life. This divine love is all-consuming, yet purging and freeing in its impact. The devotee trusts the Lord like a friend, cherishes Him like a child, and is faithful to Him like a wife. Where then is the need or the place for any other worldly relationship? Joy or sorrow, it is the Lord alone for him. He will play, pray, fight and frolic only with the Lord in his hearts shrine. Go for it! Get engulfed by a relationship that lasts lifetime, riding on giant waves of beatific beauty!

These nine forms of devotion are elaborated more in his lyrical work by Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda. Listening to the explanations, each and everyone will be inspired to seek and meet the Lord of one’s own heart.

Ramahare Stotram, a hymn in praise of Shri Rama who is himself Shri Hari is a composition of Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda and is inspired by Bhagawan Shankaracharya’s Hari Meede Stotram.

What does Hari mean? Hari means one who takes away. Hari takes away our ignorance, our sorrows, our sufferings, our negativities. Hari – Harati iti Harih; Raamah – that word comes from the verbal root called ‘Rama’. Rama means to revel, to sport, to delight. And therefore Rama is the one who delights us. And what delights us is only joy/ananda alone. Wherever we experience some kind of ananda/joy, our mind gets attracted to that.

A narrow vision is divisive, a noble vision is unifying but a divine vision is all-inclusive, infinite and liberating. Saddarshanam of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi guides us to attain a divine ‘Vision of Truth’ by searching the very core of our being and inquiring into the root of who we really are. Swami Tejomayananda’s coherent narration guides us in our inner search with profound concepts put into thought provoking questions and declarations.

The Sankat Mochan also known as Shri Hanuman Ashtakam, which follows the devotional classic Shri Hanuman Chalisa, is one of the most popular compositions of Goswami Tulsidasaji. It is a moving prayer from a lamenting heart pleading with the ever compassionate Hanumanji, who is well-known for alleviating the distresses of even the most exalted spiritual personalities. It also reveals secretly the causes of our inner bondage and sorrows and how these can be removed effectively.

Pujya Swami Swaroopananda not only brings out the beautiful sentiments of these verses but also inspires viewers to invoke Sankat Mochan Shri Hanumanji to extinguish the causes of sorrow in their lives and to find peace at the feet of Lord Rama’s most extraordinary devotee.

Shri Ramacharita Manas is written by Sri Goswami Tulsidasji in Avadhi dialect of Hindi, as per the wish of the Lord, to reach His purifying stories of Sri Rama Avatar to the masses. Pujya Guruji’s singing of the Shri Rama Charita Manas in a lilting tune and the devotion soaked description of the Ramayan will purify the minds of the listeners and lift it to a sublime height.

The Sundarakanda forms the heart of Valmiki Ramayana and consists of a detailed, vivid account of Hanuman’s adventures. According to traditional folklore, the Ramayana has 24,000 shlokas corresponding to the 24 syllables of Gayatri mantra. The first shloka of the Sundarakanda has the 12th syllable of the 24 syllables of the Gayatri mantra, placing Sundarakanda in a way at the virtual center or the heart of Ramayana. Sundarakanda is probably the most widely read part of Ramayana. Pujya Guruji’s devotional rendering and heart melting narration is bliss to the ears.